American Federation of Teachers

Speculation is well underway about a potential presidential run for Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2020. Reading the tea leaves, “Politico’s” Gabriel Debenedetti looks at – among others - Sanders’ efforts to beef up his relationship with organized labor.

As the cold weather trickles in, so does a welcome winter break for teachers across the nation who have been on the defense ever since President-elect Donald Trump nominated billionaire heiress Betsy DeVos as his education secretary in November. DeVos, a far right wing conservative, former Republican National Committeewoman and former Chair of the Michigan Republican Party, is expected to be one of the most radical anti-public school picks to head the Department of Education since its establishment in 1867.